...Hallyu began roughly 12 years ago when the rest of Asia discovered Korean soap operas. One of the breakthrough dramas was a series 'Winter Sonata' starring Choi Ji-woo & Bae Young-Joon. After that, more Korean dramas saw their way to foreign shores and Korean films and music started to follow suit. Korean marketing people started to see a Korea-centric trend. They dubbed this flow "The Korean Wave" or Hallyu....

9.12.12

Actress Lee Shi Young competed in the first round of
Korean national boxing team try-outs in Ulsan on December 7. She passed
the initial weigh-in on December 6. Lee Shi Young boxed against amateur
boxer Lee So Yeon and took home her first victory.

Lee Shi Young started boxing to prepare for her role as a boxer in a
film in 2010. Although the film fell through, she continued to box and
won her first championship in November 2010 at an amateur boxing
competition. In February 2011, she continued to win rookie amateur
boxing championships in Seoul and then became the new amateur boxing
champion in Korea at 48kg weight class in March 2011.

In July 2012, Lee Shi Young won the amateur boxing championship of
Seoul and became the city’s representative boxer. This victory made her
eligible to compete against other boxers to become a part of Korean
national team. As she won the first round of the try-outs, she will be
competing in the semi-final round on December 10.